Engine House

Engine House is a bunker in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Engine House is situated nearby to the archaeological site Searchlight emplacement, as well as near the peak Pegal Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Risa and Fara.

Risa

Islet

Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rysa Little, commonly referred to as Rysa, is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 32 hectares in area, and rises to 20 metres above sea level.

Fara is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow between the islands of Flotta and Hoy. It has been uninhabited since the 1960s. The island’s name is used as a house name at Stromness Primary School, the other houses being Cava, Rysa, and Switha… Fara is situated 2 miles southeast of Engine House.

Cava

Island

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Cava is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is 107 hectares in extent and rises to 38 metres above sea level. The literal meaning of the name is calf island, a terminology often used to designate a small island near to a larger one. Cava is situated 2½ miles northeast of Engine House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lyness and Houton.

Lyness

Village

Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lyness is a village on the east coast of the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Walls and Flotta, and is situated at the junction of the B9047 and B9048. Lyness is situated 2 miles south of Engine House.

Houton

Village

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Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Orphir, and is situated on a minor road off the A964. Houton is situated 4 miles north of Engine House.

Longhope

Village

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Longhope is a coastal settlement on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. South Walls is linked to Hoy by causeway; Longhope is the largest settlement on the two islands. The settlement is situated on the B9047, the main road on Hoy and South Walls. Longhope is situated 4 miles south of Engine House.

Engine House

Type: Bunker
Categories: building and military installation
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.85828° or 58° 51′ 30″ north

Longitude

-3.21768° or 3° 13′ 4″ west

Open location code

9CCRVQ5J+8W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 396422574

OpenStreetMap feature

building=bunker

OpenStreetMap feature

military=bunker

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